Leatherleaf

Leatherleaf

Leatherleaf Chamaedaphne calyculata is a common shrub on lake borders and in swampy areas sometimes forming dense thickets. Its alternately-arranged leathery leaves are a long oval shape and are brown and scaly on the undersurface. Stems bearing whitish flowers on one side appear at the ends of branches in the spring and soon die down. [CH] {SH}